Good Friends

Back with more.  Today I am so excited to be sharing a project using the dies that Sue created and have been released through Spellbinders.  We carry coordinating papers for these dies which you can find here.  Take a peek at what Dawn created using these AMAZING dies....

Here's a close up......

The dies are wonderful.  I love the pop up and embossed accents on the butterflies here.  With the coordinating script paper and pre-cut cards the creative possibilities are endless.

We will be back with more tomorrow!

Hugs,

Jen

Anniversary Wishes

Take a peek at this little cutie from Deb Seyer.....

An anniversary card is always something to come in handy.  I LOVE this one!  The colors are perfect for this time of year and the Mabel Lucie image works perfectly as well.  Such a great sample and I love the versatility of the Mabel Lucie kits.

Thanks for stopping by!
Jen

Country Bike

I've got another cute Country Bike sample for you today.  This one comes from Lisa.  Take a peek at her beautiful creation....

I love the fence and the way she added the Flower Soft to the fence posts.  Such a beauty.  Cutting the topper with her Spellbinder die was a nice touch.

Thanks for stopping by!
Jen

Joy to the World

I love the soft look that Sweet Pea Flower Soft gives these Vintage Christmas images!Layout is courtesy of Splitcoaststampers, sentiment is from Impression Obsession.
Sadly, this will be my last post on the Flower Soft blog, as I'll be focusing my energies elsewhere in the coming year... if you like my work, I hope you'll continue to follow me at my blog, Mama Dini's Stamperia! I'm sure you'll still see lots of Flower Soft there! Many thanks to Flower Soft for their generosity, and for allowing me to showcase their products... and big hugs to my fellow designers! Love you girls, and hope to meet some of you in person next year!

Many blessings to you all in the New Year -
Dina

Flowers and Flower Soft

One product that Flower Soft offers is downloads. I am using a flower set from a Floral Designs Download set.  There are several sets available and what is cool is there are quite a few different shapes in one set and they work with Spellbinders Nestabilities.

 My card is created using the Clematis set.  I love the purples in the flowers. 

After I cut the label shape out with my Spellbinders Nestabililties, I used extra flowers to layer the flowers and then accents them with Purple and Silver Ultra Fine Flower Soft. 

Thanks for visiting, Linda Beeson, Design Team member

Winter Chill

I love this blustery bear image from I Brake for Stamps - the image is colored with Touch Twin markers, and fuzzed up with a little Sand Ultrafine Flower Soft. I used Polar White on the snow, and added a little dimension to the image by cutting and embossing from behind. The sentiment is computer generated.Thanks for looking!
Dina

Pumpkin Cupcake

Our American customers are getting ready to celebrate Thanksgiving this week! We wish you a joyful celebration. We truly all do have so much to be thankful for.Speaking of celebrating, and food......... have you ever used Flower Soft to add realism to your stamped images of food? This pumpkin cupcake would be a tasty Thanksgiving treat... I added Sand Ultra Fine Flower Soft to the cupcake wrapper for some crumb texture. All stamps are from Impression Obsession.
Thanks for looking!
Dina

Lavender Gate Fold

Here's a card I made for the Hope You Can Cling To card drive at Splitcoaststampers last month - this is a gatefold card using the Lavender Papercraft Kit. This kit coordinates with Spellbinders dies, and they're so easy to line up - I don't have the scalloped ovals, but the classic ovals work just as well. I used Lilac Flower Soft on the focal panel, and the sentiment comes from Impression Obsession.

Thanks for looking!
Dina

Hope You Can Cling To

Flower Soft is one of the sponsors for Splitcoaststampers' annual card drive known as Hope You Can Cling To. Through a month-long series of challenges, participants create cards that are donated to the UT MD Austin Cancer Center so that patients in the breast cancer center can receive and share encouragement through the gift of a handmade card. You can find out more information about the card drive and challenges HERE.
Here is one of the cards I made as a sample for an upcoming challenge, using Diecut Dimensionals Wildflowers - the preprinted and diecut elements of the set are perfect for quick and beautiful cards. I cut a hole in the precut oval shape to frame the sentiment (smARTworks), and layered additional roses over the ones on the oval. Each flower was shaped with a large stylus. (For a tutorial, you can visit this post.) I sprinkled Ultrafine Sand Flower Soft in each flower center.

Thanks for visiting!
Dina

Flower Soft Ornament

Are you looking ahead to fast and easy Christmas projects? Here's a quick ornament idea using the Vintage Christmas Toppers... I used a square die to cut out the letters image from within one of the scalloped designs. The Fleur de Lis and Labels die are from Spellbinders, and they are layered with foam tape in between for a little more dimension.

I used Christmas Green and Strawberry Flower Soft on the image... here's a close-up!

Snow Globe toppers

Here's a fun little die-cut card featuring the Christmas Snow Globe toppers - these toppers are made to be used with the dimensional Display Globes, but they can be used alone or in a frame like I've created here with Spellbinders dies.A couple of angled shots to show the dimension you can create with these decoupage kits - I used glitter and Polar White Flower Soft to add snow to the scene.

Autumn Accents

Flower Soft can add a seasonal touch to any image. For the card below, the bucket was stamped a second time and shaped. It's popped up with foam tape, and I tucked some Autumn Mix Flower Soft in the top. I'll have to try this image later with Polar White snow in the bucket for winter, and flowers in the bucket for Spring! (Spring Mix? Sweet Pea? Heather? Lavender?!)
All stamps are from Impression Obsession... they carry Flower Soft too! I used inkpads to color my background panel using a direct-to-paper technique, and the image was colored with Prismacolor pencils.

Quick birthday card

Here's a quick card I made with the new Celebrations Papercraft Kit! Instead of using the preprinted square shape, I cut out the balloon panel with a Spellbinders die, then sponged the shape and added color to the balloons with markers. I used Peel-off stickers to edge the card.
Be looking for more samples using the Celebrations set throughout the month from our Design Team!

Grows with Love

This week's Sprinkle challenge over at the Flower Soft Forum (FSC29) is to use Flower Soft on cards that feature ovals. We'd love to have you join us, wherever that theme takes your imagination! I sort of missed the last challenge to make a frilly feminine card (FSC28), so I combined the two challenges.I watercolored this stamp called Grows with Love using reinkers, then cut out the image using an oval cutting template. I added dimension to the stamped piece by adding Flower Soft (Ultrafine Sage, Ultrafine Raspberry Fizz, Baby Pink); I also cut along the bottom of the dress and around the sleeve and bow, embossed from behind, then popped up those areas with foam tape.

Maybe you can see the cut and raised areas in this photo....
If you'd like to join in on the challenge, pull out the Flower Soft - you might even win a prize! Post your project in the Splitcoast Gallery by using the keywords flowersoft (one word) and FSC29. If your project is also Spring-themed, you can add the keyword FLOWERSOFTSPRING for another chance to win some great prizes. We'd love to have you join us!

One Layer Window card

I submitted a few cards to Vamp Stamp News a couple months ago -- this was one that didn't make the magazine, but they have added to their theme gallery for the month of May. I'm a little sad it didn't make it into the magazine... it was my favorite! This stamp image (I Love You) is from the Charlie's Ark line, and I watercolored it with reinkers. There's glitter pen on the heart, and Polar White Flower Soft in the corners of the panes. The sentiment is from Penny Black and the card is diecut with Spellbinders Labels 8.

Flower Soft Meets Spellbinders! Prizes!!!

Flower Soft® is delighted to announce the launch of a series of topper designs created to work with the Spellbinders Die’s!!!!

There are 18 initial designs ranging from Christmas, cute, floral and faith, available to order from the Flower Soft® website as a PDF download. Each download contains two sheets of designs covering all sizes within a specific die set and many also include coordinating extra’s such a card stands, embellishments and sentiments.

To see a demonstration of how these innovative products work watch the Flower Soft® craft show today on Flower Soft TV!

To celebrate our new topper designs we will be offering THREE PRIZES that coordinate with the samples I will be showing you today using 3 of the new designs! Prizes will be and instructions to enter are listed at the bottom of this post.

Here is a sample using the Vintage Christmas design and is made for use with the Spellbinders Labels 7 die. I didn't have this particular die so I hand cut around the image.

I used Vintage Christmas Flower Soft® on the image, sentiment and stacked button. The red ribbon is also from Flower Soft®. Here is a closer look at the image:

My next sample used the Lavender design and a Spellbinders Classic Scallop Circle die.

I used Lavender and Ultra Fine Sage Flower Soft® on this card. The sentiment is from a topper set called Baskets and Butterflies Sentiments. I added Lavender Flower Soft® to the button for a matching accessory. I went a little crazy with the pearls around the border (these toppers are so much fun to dress up!).

Here is a closer look:

My last sample uses the a design from the Faith designs and a Spellbinders Classic Scallop Oval die.

I used Baby Pink Flower Soft® for this card. Isn't it sweet? Here is a closer look:

To be eligible for a prize you must comment and tell us what you think of the new designs AND be registered at Flower Soft TV (see registration info below).

**Extra fluffy bonus points if you become a friend on the Flower Soft Facebook page!

Winners will be announced Friday July 16th!

Have you been to Flower Soft TV yet? There is a new episode of Flower Soft TV every Friday. To register for announcements, contests and specials at Flower Soft TV go to http://www.flower-soft.tv/#information.html and then click green "REGISTER" button.

****Prizes!****

****One lucky person will win a Vintage Christmas design Labels 7 download, a jar of Vintage Christmas Flower Soft® and Flower Soft® glue!

****One lucky person will win a Lavender design Scallop Circle download, a jar of Lavender Flower Soft® and Flower Soft® glue!

****One lucky person will win a Faith design Scallop Oval download, a jar of Baby Pink Flower Soft® and a Flower Soft® glue!

To see more samples using the new designs visit these fabulous Flower Soft Designers:

Rose Ann

Debbie
Gini

Have a great day!!!